Louisville defeated Michigan 82-76 in the 2013 National Championship Game

North Carolina is 3-2 vs. Arkansas

Arkansas defeated North Carolina 96-73 in the 1990 Sweet Sixteen

North Carolina defeated Arkansas 80-74 in the 1993 Sweet Sixteen

Arkansas defeated North Carolina 75-68 in the 1995 National Semifinals

North Carolina defeated Arkansas 108-77 in the 2008 Round of 32

North Carolina defeated Arkansas 87-78 in the 2015 Round of 32

Cincinnati is 1-1 vs. UCLA

Cincinnati defeated UCLA 72-70 in the 1962 National Semifinals

UCLA defeated Cincinnati 105-101 (2OT) in the 2002 Round of 32

Kentucky defeated Wichita State 78-76 in the 2014 Round of 32

Teams by Conference:

ACC 6 (40% of conference)

Big Ten 5 (36%)

Big Twelve 4 (40%)

Pac Twelve 4 (33%)

SEC 4 (29%)

Big East 3 (30%)

West Coast 2 (20%)

Missouri Valley 1 (10%)

American 1 (9%)

Atlantic Ten 1 (7%)

Conference USA 1 (7%)

Consecutive Round of 32 Appearances:

Kansas 11

Gonzaga 9

North Carolina 7

Oregon 5

Wichita State 5

Kentucky 4

Villanova 4

Virginia 4

Wisconsin 4

Butler 3

Duke 3

Notre Dame 3

Xavier 3

Iowa State 2

Middle Tennessee 2

Most recent Round of 32 Appearance for non-repeat teams:

Never

Northwestern

1974

South Carolina

1998

Rhode Island

2009

Southern California

2010

St. Mary's

2012

Florida State

Purdue

2014

Baylor

Florida

Michigan

2015

Arizona

Arkansas

Cincinnati

Louisville

Michigan State

UCLA

West Virginia

All teams seeded #1 through #4 advance to the Round of 32. This is 5th time that has happened in tournament history (since 1985) and the first time since 2017. Here are the other years with the number of teams that advanced to the Sweet Sixteen: